February 2016 - The Castelo Blog

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Burst water supply pipe

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems February 29, 2016

What a pain, no toilets, showers washing machine or even water for tea. We were called out as part of our 24 hour service and it had to be a Sunday d...

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Electricity

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, Building Plot, buying property in portugal, Construction land, House for sale, Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems February 27, 2016

The estate agents information will tell you that "the electricity supply is nearby and easy to connect". You may have to take a large pinch of salt w...

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Doors

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment February 22, 2016

Most of us take a long time to choose our front doors. Its a little like putting a nose on the drawing of a face. It sets the scene and gives charact...

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keeping rain out

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, damp house, Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment, Roof, woodworm wood worm February 13, 2016

Keeping rain out of your home is highly topical at the moment. [caption id="attachment_3236" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Roof leaks lead to roof...

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High Quality

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, Building Plot, buying property in portugal, Construction land, low cost build, property problems, Roof, woodworm wood worm February 13, 2016

Most of us want our homes built to a high standard and to the highest quality that we can afford but what happens when the money is virtually unlimite...

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Stone around the window

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Living in Portugal February 12, 2016

Stone around the window is a distinctive feature of Portuguese houses. [caption id="attachment_3245" align="aligncenter" width="640"] The stones th...

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water running out of electrical fittings

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, damp house, Living in Portugal, property problems February 2, 2016

With all the rain that we have been having lately it is hardly surprising that we have had three identical calls from people who have water running ou...

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